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ananth joshi
ananth joshi

Reputation: 757

How to create directory in c++ and make it share and writable for everyone?

I need to create a directory in my vc++ application (which will store the ftpd backup files) and i need to give EVERYONE full access permissions so that a process from other remote system can refer to that directory and can delete the files in that directory.

CreateDirectory(sFilePath, NULL)

How to fill the second argument in this above mentioned API.?

Or Is there any other way of achieving the requirement?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4017

Answers (1)

Sanoob
Sanoob

Reputation: 2474

This is from MSDN 

    #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500

#include <windows.h>
#include <sddl.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")

BOOL CreateMyDACL(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES *);

void main()
{
     SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES  sa;

     sa.nLength = sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES);
     sa.bInheritHandle = FALSE;  

     // Call function to set the DACL. The DACL
     // is set in the SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES 
     // lpSecurityDescriptor member.
     if (!CreateMyDACL(&sa))
     {
         // Error encountered; generate message and exit.
         printf("Failed CreateMyDACL\n");
         exit(1);
     }

     // Use the updated SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES to specify
     // security attributes for securable objects.
     // This example uses security attributes during
     // creation of a new directory.
     if (0 == CreateDirectory(TEXT("C:\\MyFolder"), &sa))
     {
         // Error encountered; generate message and exit.
         printf("Failed CreateDirectory\n");
         exit(1);
     }

     // Free the memory allocated for the SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR.
     if (NULL != LocalFree(sa.lpSecurityDescriptor))
     {
         // Error encountered; generate message and exit.
         printf("Failed LocalFree\n");
         exit(1);
     }
}


// CreateMyDACL.
//    Create a security descriptor that contains the DACL 
//    you want.
//    This function uses SDDL to make Deny and Allow ACEs.
//
// Parameter:
//    SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES * pSA
//    Pointer to a SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES structure. It is your
//    responsibility to properly initialize the 
//    structure and to free the structure's 
//    lpSecurityDescriptor member when you have
//    finished using it. To free the structure's 
//    lpSecurityDescriptor member, call the 
//    LocalFree function.
// 
// Return value:
//    FALSE if the address to the structure is NULL. 
//    Otherwise, this function returns the value from the
//    ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor 
//    function.
BOOL CreateMyDACL(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES * pSA)
{
     // Define the SDDL for the DACL. This example sets 
     // the following access:
     //     Built-in guests are denied all access.
     //     Anonymous logon is denied all access.
     //     Authenticated users are allowed 
     //     read/write/execute access.
     //     Administrators are allowed full control.
     // Modify these values as needed to generate the proper
     // DACL for your application. 
     TCHAR * szSD = TEXT("D:")       // Discretionary ACL
        TEXT("(D;OICI;GA;;;BG)")     // Deny access to 
                                     // built-in guests
        TEXT("(D;OICI;GA;;;AN)")     // Deny access to 
                                     // anonymous logon
        TEXT("(A;OICI;GRGWGX;;;AU)") // Allow 
                                     // read/write/execute 
                                     // to authenticated 
                                     // users
        TEXT("(A;OICI;GA;;;BA)");    // Allow full control 
                                     // to administrators

    if (NULL == pSA)
        return FALSE;

     return ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor(
                szSD,
                SDDL_REVISION_1,
                &(pSA->lpSecurityDescriptor),
                NULL);
}

Upvotes: 4

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